HUNTER CASE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 562, 20 June 1933, Page 5

HUNTER CASE

(Press Assn. —

FURTHER REVIVAL OF NOW FAMOUS LITIGATION

■By Telegraph — Copyright).

Wellington, Monday. Another phase of . the now famous Hunter family litigation is to come before the Cotirt of Appeal on the 28th inst. When the case was called by the Registrar of the Court of Appeal this morning, for the purpose of Fappointing a fixture for the hearing, Lady Hunter, who was sitting in the back of the Court rose, and, coming forward, said she would be arguing the appeal herself in person. At her request the fixture was made for the 28th instant. It is understood that proceedisgs involve an appeal from an order of Mr. Justice Blair, made in November when he dismissed an application brought by Lady Hunter for a variation in her favour of a previous order made by the sarne, judge in June, 1932, under the Family Protection Act, granting Lady Hunter an allowance of £400 per annum out'of the capital. Whilst the appearance of a woman litigant'.to argue her own suit in any court is most unusual, Lady Hunter's intended action will be still more rare. Enquiries made from Court officials elicited the fact that ko the best .of their knowledge, this will be the first time in New Zealdnd that a woman* litigant has appeared . before tbe Court of Appeal, At tbe same time it is recollected that recently a Canadian woman litigant appeared before the Privjr Council and prosecuted successfiilly an appeal from the Canadian Cotftts. [